A Study of Red and Green......

While my favorite Christmas colors are aqua and red together I can also appreciate the traditional colors of red and green. Rarely at any other time of the year will you find red and green together so let's enjoy it while we can! I started today with imbibing my chocolate craving with red and green M&Ms. Then I rearranged my antique plastic Santa collection with a collaged background of red and green.......Tonight I used some elements from the Collage Sheet from the previous post to create this red and green postcard.

She knew how to be good......but.......... there was the coffee drinking, the brawls on the playground and the cheating on her math tests.......but then again, hey nobody's perfect! Just remember Santa is aways watching!

I made these little snowpeople last year.......

Ok, that's my tribute to Red and Green! Hope you enjoyed it.

One last thing.....today I went to a new bead shop that opened in downtown Greenville, Pa It's called "Let It Bead" and has quite the array of beads. The owner, Kris is very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. If you're in the area stop by and check it out.

One more last thing.....no really just one more...... pop on over the Cathie Holman's website to win one of her terrific calendars.

Let the decorating begin..........

I started decorating on Sunday and finished the pie safe tonight! This is the earliest I've ever decorated. I won't put up my tree until after Thanksgiving.

I made foam core board collages to line the back of the pie safe shelves to give the display a colorful backdrop, then I can remove them when I pack away the decorations.

The inside of the safe is filled with a collection of celuloid Santas, some things I've made and some things I've bought. The 3 paintings on the inside of the door were done a few years ago by me and the top one is an exact replica of my mom and dad's barn. I did the paintings on pieces of poplar wood with acrylics. Decorating the pie safe is the highlight of my seasonal decorating because I love everything that's in it! I hope you enjoy the pictures of it!